Server Hide Settings (Hytale Server Mod/Plugin)

Server Hide Settings is a server-side Hytale mod/plugin that reduces visual clutter by hiding overhead combat UI (HP bars + combat text) and optionally hiding player markers on the world map. Everything is controlled in-game via an admin Dashboard UI, and all settings are persisted to a disk-based config that can be applied live (refresh) — no client mod required.

Goal: reduce visual clutter and keep server visuals cleaner — without requiring any client-side modifications.

If you have any problems with the mod, please contact me in Discord/Telegram: artur_hatoka

Why this plugin exists

Overhead UI is useful, but on busy servers it quickly becomes noisy:

• large fights fill the screen with HP bars and damage numbers,
• crowded hubs become visually “busy” even when nothing important is happening,
• PvP/PvE events may want a cleaner, more cinematic presentation.

Server Hide Settings lets you enforce a cleaner look server-wide while still keeping the game fully playable.

Features

• ✅ Hide overhead combat UI above entities (HP bars + combat text)
• ✅ Works for:
  • Players (players)
  • NPCs (npcs)
• ✅ Hide player markers on the world map
• ✅ In-game admin Dashboard UI (ON/OFF toggles)
• ✅ Saves settings to a file and applies them live (refresh)
• ✅ Server-side implementation:
  • modifies an entity’s UIComponentList so clients render less overhead UI
  • overrides the map icon provider (hides player markers)

How it works (high level)

This plugin is fully server-side and focuses on what the server replicates to clients:

• Overhead combat UI:

  • The server controls which overhead UI elements exist via an entity’s UIComponentList.
  • The plugin filters/removes specific overhead components, so the client simply has less to draw.

• World map player markers:

  • The plugin overrides the world map icon provider logic and suppresses player markers.

This approach is lightweight, does not require client changes, and applies consistently to everyone connected.

Use cases

• PvP events / arenas

  • Cleaner fights, less visual noise, more focus on movement and positioning.

• Roleplay servers

  • Removes “gamey” overlays for a more immersive look.

• Stream / cinematic servers

  • Cleaner footage and screenshots without asking players to install anything.

• Minigames

  • Reduce information overload and simplify the presentation.

Notes (Important)

• On some server/client builds, hiding HP may also hide combat text even if configured separately. The Dashboard UI reflects the effective behavior observed on your build.

• Compatibility depends on the current Hytale Server API build. If a game update changes internal UI component IDs, the plugin may require an update.

Requirements

• Hytale Server (compatibility depends on the Server API build)
• Java 25

Installation (Server)

1. Build the plugin .jar (see Build below) or use a prebuilt release.
2. Place the mod into your server folder (commonly mods/ — depends on your setup).
3. Start the server.
4. Join with an account that has the serverhidesettings.admin permission (or equivalent admin role).
5. Open the dashboard:
   • /hid ui

After the first start, the config file will be created:

• mods/ServerHideSettings/config.json

Commands

Base command: hid

• /hid help — show help
• /hid info — show mod info and current settings
• /hid ui — open the admin dashboard
• /hid reload — reload config from disk (admin) and refresh live settings

Permissions

• serverhidesettings.admin — access to the Dashboard UI and admin functions

Make sure your server permission system grants this permission to the correct role/player.

Configuration

File: mods/ServerHideSettings/config.json

Example JSON:

{ "enabled": true, "players": { "hideHealthBar": true, "hideDamageNumbers": true }, "npcs": { "hideHealthBar": true, "hideDamageNumbers": true }, "map": { "hidePlayerMarkers": true } }

Config fields

• enabled

  • Master switch for the plugin.

• players.hideHealthBar

  • Hide overhead HP bars for players.

• players.hideDamageNumbers

  • Hide overhead combat text / damage numbers for players.

• npcs.hideHealthBar

  • Hide overhead HP bars for NPCs.

• npcs.hideDamageNumbers

  • Hide overhead combat text / damage numbers for NPCs.

• map.hidePlayerMarkers

  • Hide player icons/markers on the world map.

Tip: Use the Dashboard UI for quick toggling, then persist by saving/reloading the config.

Support / Contacts

• Discord / Telegram: artur_hatoka